Foshan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$222
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
9.5M
686K

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7909th and 5380th ($589 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 211th and 315th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Foshan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 2948th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shizuoka

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Foshan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1740
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.82
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.35
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21696
$19584

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068